I have ran:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
but still get that "Unable to locate package ubuntu-desktop"
how can i fix this?
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I have ran:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
but still get that "Unable to locate package ubuntu-desktop"
how can i fix this?
ellissteve1313; H1 Welcome to the forum .
Yeah, that situation is pretty senseless right now. Let's see if we can determine what is not going on.
1. Is your sources list file in a consistent state - for a current ubuntu repository ?
Post back the out put - between code tags - of terminal command:
//Code:cat -n /etc/apt/sources.list
code tag tutorial:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...8#post12776168
2. And you do have a working internet connection - do you see ubuntu.com ?
3. and what returns from terminal code:Code:ping -c3 ubuntu.com
That will get us started in the process of fault isolation for restoration.Code:apt-cache policy ubuntu-desktop
cause and effect
1. Return:
1 deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free
2 deb http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates main contrib non-free
3
2. PING ubuntu.com (91.189.94.156) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from vostok.canonical.com (91.189.94.156): icmp_req=1 ttl=50 time=44.1 ms
64 bytes from vostok.canonical.com (91.189.94.156): icmp_req=2 ttl=50 time=44.0 ms
64 bytes from vostok.canonical.com (91.189.94.156): icmp_req=3 ttl=50 time=43.8 ms
--- ubuntu.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2011ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 43.826/44.013/44.159/0.279 ms
3. Unable to locate package ubuntu-desktop
Thanks for the help
You're running debian?
i don't think the ubuntu-desktop metapackage was ever moved up to debian.
At least not through the regular repos.
hmm
how would one get a GUI there?
Maybe here
http://www.debian.org/doc/
Wasn't there an option to install a gui, like the gnome or xfce or something other desktops when you installed the system?
Are you sure there isn't one there? My Raspbian PI boots to command line - needs (sudo) startx to launch the desktop.
I did not install the system myself it was bought.
I am trying to download KDE and use startX but have had no success.
ellissteve1313; Well,
Let's look and see what desktop you might have installed.
Terminal command:
then we can advise better.Code:echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
look first
before jumping